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poleax n. 战斧;屠斧 战斧;屠斧 poleax n 1: an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade [ synonym: { poleax}, { poleaxe}] 2: a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick [ synonym: { poleax}, { poleaxe}] v 1: fell with or as if with a poleax [ synonym: { poleax}, { poleaxe}] Poleax \ Pole" ax`\, Poleaxe \ Pole" axe`\, n. [ OE. pollax; cf. OD. pollexe. See { Poll} head, and Ax.] Anciently, a kind of battle- ax with a long handle; later, an ax or hatchet with a short handle, and a head variously patterned; -- used by soldiers, and also by sailors in boarding a vessel. [ 1913 Webster] poleaxe
poleax \ poleax\, poleaxe \ poleaxe\ v. t. 1. To fell with or as if with a poleax; -- often used figuratively; as, the entire department was poleaxed after the takeover. [ WordNet 1. 5 PJC] 2. Stunned; astonished;; as, we couldn' t speak, poleaxed by the sight in fronnt fo us. [ PJC]
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